PUMPS AND FLOW

[leecrosby]

I HAVE A 15 GALLON HIGH
WITH A HANG ON SKILTER 250 WITH SKIMMER BUILT IN.
FOR FLOW I USED PARTS FROM SEACLON100
I CUT THE PART THAT GOES TO THE PUMP 12'' SO IT GOES ACROSS
THE WHOLE TANK AND PLUGED THE ONE SIDE I CUT THEN DRILLED 4 HOLES ACROSS THE BOTTOM IT IS REALLY A LOT OF FLOW SO IS THIS A GOOD IDEA OR NO JUST WANTED SOME MORE INPUT . THANKS
I WILL PUT PIC TOMMORW

 

[reefman23]

I am a firm believer in the fact that you CANNOT have TOO MUCH flow in a reef tank... if the flow is well distributed, that is. If you are using the stock maxi-jet 1200 pump from the Seaclone 100, then that is around 300 gph...pair that up with the flow from the skilter (around 200-250 gph) and I would say that the flow is right where it should be. I like the idea of the "DIY spraybar", but if the holes aren't large enough are if there arent enough of them, you will be restricting the flow of the pump. Play around with it a little bit and you should be good.

Are you running the "spraybar" horizontal or vertical?

Jesse

 

[leecrosby]

horizontal and holes are 5/16 man thanks

 

[reefman23]

four 5/16" holes should be good.

 

[leecrosby]

the tank has been up for 2 weeks just put lr and ls in 2 days ago will put pics of whole tank as soon as i figure how to make pic smaller 20poundslr 20 pounds ls